News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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Kanayo Nwanze to bring voice of One CGIAR to UN Food Systems Summit
07.04.20-
Sustainable Development Goals
Dr Kanayo F. Nwanze will represent a unified CGIAR at next year’s United Nations Food…
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A rich harvest of not just legumes but of changed destinies and better nutrition: charting the 12 year course of the Tropical Legumes project
05.04.20This compilation of real-life ‘impact’ stories from the Tropical Legumes projects over the past …
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How we can use the COVID-19 disruption to improve food systems and address the climate emergency
03.04.20-
Climate change
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Food security
At first glance, the COVID-19 crisis appears to have nothing to do with the climate…
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COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
31.03.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
BY DANIELLE RESNICK Informal food markets are vital to feeding African cities, venues the poor…
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IITA identifies opportunities to make a difference amidst COVID-19 spread across Africa
28.03.20As COVID-19 or coronavirus gets closer to home—Africa, the International Institute of Tropical Agr…
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COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
27.03.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some…
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News from the Centers and Programs
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Lessons on tackling the growing risk of emerging infectious diseases in Africa
08.04.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
As part of a new blog series on COVID-19, scientists from the International Food Policy…
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What if we need more? Wildling propagation as an alternative for production of tree-planting material
07.04.20-
Climate change
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Food security
A quick search amongst the policies that brought forth the biggest forest restoration projects in…
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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
06.04.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
BY DEVESH ROY, RUCHIRA BOSS AND MAMATA PRADHAN COVID-19 poses an extraordinary challenge for Indi…
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Food—a ‘hyper-local issue’—needs to keep MOVING, ‘from farm to fork’, says the World Bank’s Juergen Voegele
06.04.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Pablo Picasso, The Soup, detail, 1902–1903. Keep food moving, from farm to fork, in a…
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Global Food Policy Report 2020: Inclusive food systems can help build resilience to withstand pandemics and other shocks
06.04.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
BY JOHAN SWINNEN As the world battles the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
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Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community
05.04.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA Rich countries have introduced massive health and public spending programs …
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